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Jakub Arbes
Jakub Arbes (12 June 1840, in Prague (Smíchov) – 8 April 1914) was a Czech writer and intellectual. He is best known as the creator of the literary genre called '' romanetto'' and spent much of his professional life in France. Life and Politics A native of Smíchov in Prague, Arbes studied under Jan Neruda, for whom he had a lifelong admiration, and later he studied Philosophy and Literature at Prague Polytechnic. In 1867, he began his career in journalism as editor of ''Vesna Kutnohorská'', and from 1868 to 1877, as the chief editor of the National Press. Arbes was also an editor of political magazines ''Hlas'' (The Voice) and ''Politiks'' (Politics), and a sympathizer of the '' Májovci'' literary group. During this time, Arbes was persecuted and spent 15 months in the Czech Lipa prison, for leading opposition to the ruling Austro-Hungarian Empire. He left Prague soon after, spending time in Paris and the South of France as part of the intellectual community there. In Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jiří Karásek Ze Lvovic
Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic (English: Jiří Karásek from Lvovice; January 24, 1871, Prague – March 5, 1951, Prague) was a Czech poet, writer and literary critic. He is a prominent representative of decadence in Czech literature. As a writer and reviewer he also used naturalistic and impressionistic styles. Biography Karásek ze Lvovic studied theology at the Theological faculty in Prague, but he did not complete. Thereafter, he left Bohemia for one year and after his return he started working as a clerk in the post office. Soon after, he was appointed director of the library of the Ministry of Post, and director of the Postal Museum and Archive. In 1894 he founded, together with Ernst Stroll, the well known magazine ''Modern Review'', in which he published mainly Czech and French decadent literature and art. Later, he published two magazines, intended for sexual reform – ''Hlas'' (Voice) and ''Nový Hlas'' (New voice).LISHAUGEN, RoarNejistá sezóna jiné literatury, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Czech Male Journalists
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) *Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Czech Writers
Below is an alphabetical list of Czech people, Czech writers. A * Daniel Adam z Veleslavína (1546–1599), Lexicography, lexicographer, publisher, translator, and writer * Michal Ajvaz (born 1949), novelist and poet, Magic realism, magic realist * Karel Slavoj Amerling, also known as ''Karl Slavomil Amerling'' or ''Slavoj Strnad Klatovský'' (1807–1884), teacher, writer, and philosopher * Hana Andronikova (born 1967), writer * Jakub Arbes (1840–1914), writer and journalist, Realism (arts), realist * Ludvík Aškenazy (1921–1986), writer and journalist * Josef Augusta (paleontologist), Josef Augusta (1903–1968), Paleontology, paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer B * Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869–1925), Catholic church, Catholic priest and writer, Realism (arts), realist, author of the so-called ''country prose'' * Bohuslav Balbín (1621–1688), writer and Society of Jesus, Jesuit * Josef Barák (1833–1883), politician, journalist, and poet, member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
